Players Invade Cyberpunk

Chapter 1127 - 367: So She’s a Crazy Woman Looking for an Old Lover

"What the hell happened? What did your hacker run into?"After picking up Brother Ni, V immediately questioned the situation.

Everything was supposed to be normal, yet it turned chaotic without any reaction time.

And the security guards of Ganbi Mansion were acting so weirdly. No alarms were triggered, yet they moved so quickly.

"I... don’t know. I thought you’d know."

Brother Ni had tried to contact Pandora, but it showed offline status, either knocked out or dead.

"Stop talking, V, Brother Ni." Jack, who was peeking out and suppressing the stairway guards with gunfire, urgently said.

"Those Huang Ban dogs are coming, and we’re low on ammo. We should run."

These people aren’t the rigid NPCs from a game. With surveillance and communication networks, the three of them were exposed now, dreaming of getting out safely is unlikely.

V could certainly deploy the Mantis Blade, jump down, and slaughter everyone on site, but don’t underestimate Huang Ban’s military forces deployed throughout Night City. After Horizon Corporation caused so much trouble in Night City, the corporations have all heightened their armed security inside the city by several levels.

If there’s a hidden weapon, V can’t ensure not getting killed.

"Let’s go!"

Brother Ni operated the golden Titan arm at full power, punching a hole in the composite material wall that could withstand large-caliber machine guns.

"My god, lucky you didn’t take up boxing; no one could withstand your punches."

Seeing this amazing destructive power, Jack was tongue-tied.

"Of course, I’m one of a kind."

With pride, Brother Ni punched out a hole big enough for people to get through.

The three jumped out one after another, but outside Ganbi Mansion, guards were everywhere. Many intersections even had automatic cannons set up—rushing would mean certain death.

Gunfire continued from behind, countless bullets grazed past the trio, Brother Ni got shot several times, luckily blocked by the Subcutaneous Armor.

"I..."

Bang!

A bullet struck Brother Ni’s head, causing him to swallow back the words he hadn’t finished.

The three hurriedly retreated amid gunfire; Brother Ni discerned a problem.

"V! Why are the bullets targeting Jack and me?!"

"What?"

V was slightly shocked, but after closely observing, it seemed true. Among the three, she was the least targeted, while the other two were nearly pinned down.

"I’ll cover! You two carry the chip out first."

A flash of inspiration darted through her mind; she didn’t care anymore, deploying the Mantis Blade, activating the Sianweistan, accelerating to slice through oncoming bullets, racing towards the pursuing armed guards.

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"You shouldn’t be involved; this matter has nothing to do with you."

The face formed of red code on the screen exuded an indescribable eeriness.

"Nothing to do..."

Lin Miao peeled peanuts, popping them into his mouth one by one.

Guessing Ote’s identity wasn’t hard. Out of curiosity, Lin Miao received some fragmented information from Rogers, learning Ote died beneath Huangban Tower, yet his consciousness lingered within Huang Ban Corporation’s network.

"But why should I believe what you’re saying?

Having Huang Ban Lai Xuan send this chip all the way to Night City, deliberately spreading the word to get a street mercenary to steal the chip, don’t you find these actions too obvious?

This haste...fearful I might intervene and lengthen the dreams?"

Originally, V’s situation was suspicious enough to make Lin Miao suspicious, and now someone specifically named her to steal a Huang Ban Corporation’s biometric chip, acting hastily and panic-stricken, leaving large holes behind.

A dignified member of Huang Ban’s intelligence department, who’s been doing this for years, wouldn’t know their own body’s endurance towards cybernetic enhancements?

Even if she didn’t want to install them, Huang Ban would’ve compelled her to in order to increase mission success rates.

For twenty years, being ordinary, yet shortly after leaving Huang Ban, it was like enlightenment hit, greatly enhancing her body’s tolerance level for installing any cybernetics with ease.

Even V herself sensed something amiss.

Either she’s naturally mighty, but unnoticed till now, which is nearly impossible.

Or, she’s just like the players, even if the tech differs, it’s similar enough. Hence, the real purpose of the chip couldn’t merely be a cybernetics limit experiment, letting the specimen run wild. Instead... there’s a hidden agenda.

Note, even those as insane as Adam’s Hammer, cybernetic modifications have accounted for irrevocable human losses.

Disregarding players, she’s the only one among all current humans to achieve this modification level while retaining her full humanity.

Coincidentally enough, V’s parents working at Huang Ban Corporation died, derailing all clues, leaving no trail.

"Stealing this chip requires technical skill, but V’s forte lies in direct combat, not really adept at stealthy invasions, so picking her for the heist didn’t quite fit, Dexter, as an intermediary, surely knows better than that.

So, the focus shouldn’t be on the chip, but on the act itself of having V steal the chip."

Lin Miao remarked while displaying Brother Ni’s cyber-eye footage.

The three kept fighting and retreating, rushing towards the street, while their rented Delaman armored vehicle headed to the hotel for extraction.

"Are you finished?"

"Of course... not yet."

Ote’s voice was icy cold, devoid of human warmth, but Lin Miao refused to give way.